Panos Ntouvos

Marxism and the Philosophy of Music

The Case of Georg Lukács


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978-3-8440-8905-9

Series:

Musikwissenschaft

Keywords:

Marxist Aesthetics; Mimesis; Lukács; Music

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Reference books

Language:

English

Pages:

150 pages

Weight:

203 g

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21 x 14,8 cm

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Paperback

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45,80 € / 57,30 SFr

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January 2023

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Abstract:

The present book is an in-depth study of Lukács’ musical aesthetics and, more specifically, of his essay on music from The Specificity of the Aesthetic (Die Eigenart des Ästhetischen, 1963). Lukács’ problematic in this essay revolves around a central issue in the history of Aesthetics: the problem of mimesis in music. Since the time of Plato and Aristotle music has been regarded as a mimesis (an imitation) of reality. However, this theory of music as mimesis presents major difficulties which have long been the subject of philosophical thinking: how is it possible that an art so far removed from reality, an art that employs sounds (not images or concepts) be considered as an imitation of reality? This is the main question that concerns Lukács in this essay. The present book seeks, through the detailed examination of Lukács’ central argument, to demonstrate and clarify Lukács’ solution to this problem of musical mimesis and to highlight its significance for the contemporary debate on Aesthetics.